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After missing 5 of 7 shots while scoring just
seven points prior to halftime, LaVine spearheaded a scorching
third period for the Bulls by shooting 5 of 5 from the floor,
including three 3-pointers. He scored 11 consecutive points for
Chicago during one surge, leading the Bulls to a season-best
46-point frame.
The Chicago scoring total represented the most in the third
period in franchise history and the most yielded by Houston in a
quarter this season.
Chicago led 54-48 entering the third, then proceeded to shoot 19
of 25 from the floor, including 7 of 9 from 3-point range.
LaVine was one of five Bulls to reach double figures prior to
the final period.
Chicago's Wendell Carter Jr. recorded a double-double by
halftime and finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Coby White
put up 24 points and 10 rebounds while Thaddeus Young chipped in
17 points and eight rebounds. Rookie Patrick Williams scored 14
points, and Tomas Satoransky had 10. The Bulls shot 53.8 percent
from the floor, including 15 of 36 (41.7 percent) on 3-point
attempts.
The Rockets, playing without Christian Wood (ankle), Victor
Oladipo (foot) and DeMarcus Cousins (heel), dropped their eighth
consecutive game. They fashioned a spirited second-quarter rally
before falling apart after the break.
Houston erased 15-point, first-quarter deficit while extending
to a 35-31 lead on an Eric Gordon trey with 8:28 to go in the
second.
Chicago responded with a 19-8 run that featured 12 combined
points from the interior tandem of Carter and Williams, who took
advantage of the smaller Rockets in the paint.
Williams' 3-pointer with 5:05 left in the third gave Chicago 30
points in the quarter, more than they scored in either the first
or second periods.
Houston's David Nwaba finished with 22 points and nine rebounds,
and fellow reserve Sterling Brown had 16 points. John Wall
paired 15 points with seven assists, and Danuel House Jr. also
scored 15 points for the Rockets. Eric Gordon and Jae'Sean Tate
had 13 and 12 points, respectively.
--Field Level Media
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